[John SBM]

Wow! Are you saying ideas don't matter? If so, the rest of you points don;t really matter either, because they flow from an idea.

[exmarine]

If Ayn Rand and her philosophy is so pure and true, why was her personal life so messed up? There seems to be a disconnect here.

[LaFontaine]

Interesting Point It is like this. I could say I like to be healthy and not sick. I like to be free and not confined. I like to be safe and not fearful. The point is that these are ideas that relate to my personal experience. If I was to say I would like to be facist and not communist I am not really saying a whole lot about my well being or my personal experience. I could be in a capitalistic country and still be starving. Or I could be in a communist country and be well fed but have little freedom to choose my occupation. I belive we should express those values that are important to us as opposed to arguing over politcal terms.